ACUTE POSTASTHMATIC AMYOTROPHY (HOPKINS SYNDROME)

被引:23
作者
LIEDHOLM, LJA
EEGOLOFSSON, O
EKENBERG, BEK
NICOLAYSEN, RB
TORBERGSEN, T
机构
[1] UPPSALA UNIV, CHILDRENS HOSP, CHILD NEUROL UNIT, UPPSALA, SWEDEN
[2] UPPSALA UNIV, CHILDRENS HOSP, DEPT PEDIAT, UPPSALA, SWEDEN
[3] UNIV TROMSO HOSP, DEPT PEDIAT, N-9012 TROMSO, NORWAY
[4] UNIV TROMSO HOSP, DEPT CLIN NEUROPHYSIOL, N-9012 TROMSO, NORWAY
关键词
AMYOTROPHY; ASTHMA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS-LIKE ILLNESS;
D O I
10.1002/mus.880170711
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Acute postasthmatic amyotrophy is a rare condition, previously reported in only 26 cases. It is characterized by a sudden onset of a flaccid paralysis of an arm or a leg with completely preserved sensibility, about 1 week after an asthmatic attack. The cause is probably due to a lesion of the anterior horn of the spinal cord, but evidence indicates a more widespread pathological process. The etiology is unknown, but infectious or immunological mechanisms are likely. (C) 1994 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
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页码:769 / 772
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